Global Money Week Campaign Report

INTRODUCTION
The World Assembly of Youth (WAY) is the international coordinating body of the National
Youth Councils and Youth Organisations. The full members of WAY are National Youth
Councils from all continents of the world. Currently, WAY has a total of 140 member
organisations. Founded in 1949, WAY has general consultative status with the Economic and
Social Council of the United Nations and works in close cooperation with several UN
agencies including UNAIDS, UNEP, ILO UNESCO, UNFPA, UNICEF and WHO.
WAY works for promotion of youth issues and youth organisations in programme areas such
as youth employment, environment, human rights, democracy, population, health, drugs,
community development, leadership training and many more. Besides organising youth
related activities and events, WAY also has two main wings which are the WAY Volunteer
Programme and the World Youth Institute (WYI). In 2006, the World Assembly of Youth
established WAY Volunteers Programme that seeks to develop a dedicated corps of young
people who will be willing to assist in WAY programmes and activities around the world.
ABOUT GLOBAL MONEY WEEK
Global Money Week is a worldwide celebration intended to empower the next generation
of financial actors to be confident, responsible and skilled economic citizens. Every year,
entire communities jointly take action to reshape the financial landscape, and give young
people the tools and inspiration they need to shape their own future. Global Money Week
takes place every year during the second week of March. It is coordinated by the Child and
Youth Finance International (CYFI) Secretariat, but the events themselves are organized by
schools, universities, government ministries, central banks, and financial institutions,
members of the civil society and communities of active youth worldwide. The Secretariat
acts as an anchor for Global Money Week activities worldwide, in an effort to coordinate,
support and facilitate the many events and initiatives planned by local organizations,
institutions and activists. The celebrations of 2015 will take place between 9th to 17th March.
During this week various worldwide activities will be held to engage children, youth and
their communities to learn about how money works, including saving, gaining employment,
and creating livelihoods.
OVERVIEW OF THE ACTIVITY
Acknowledging the partnership established between the World Assembly of Youth (WAY)
and the Child and Youth Finance International (CYFI) in 2015, WAY realised the necessity of
introducing Global Money Week and raising awareness on the significance of financial
education and independence amongst young people particularly those in Melaka and
Pahang, Malaysia. Underlying on those aim and purpose, we have conducted the two-days
educational and awareness campaign focusing on the importance of financial education and
independence amongst young people. The campaign took place in two states of Malaysia.
The first campaign took place at Sub Marine Museum in Melaka State on 8th March 2015
from 10.00 a.m. to 01.00 p.m. in partnership with PERZIM, Melaka. This campaign was
conducted in conjunction with the third birthday anniversary of the Sub Marine museum
and the celebration of International Women’s Day. The second campaign was held at
University Malaysia Pahang (UMP) in Pahang State from 11.00 a.m. to 05.00 p.m. in
collaboration with UMP AIESEC. In this two-days campaign, leaflets about the Global Money
Week (GMW) containing the introduction on the significance of being financial Independent
were distributed to all present, especially young people. Besides, many photos were
captured where young people were requested to pose holding Global Money Week logo. In
total and accumulated amount, approximately more than 200 young people were presented
in this campaign.
OBJECTIVES
The objectives of this awareness and educational campaign are listed as follow.
 To introduce and promote Global Money Week in society of Malaysia, particularly young
people in Melaka and Pahang states
 To raise awareness on the importance of financial education and the significance of
being financially independent amongst young people
CONCLUSION
In conclusion, this awareness and educational campaign was a two-days event which took
place on 8th March 2015 from 10.00 a.m. to 01.00 p.m. at Sub Marine Museum in Melaka
State and 14th March 2015 from 11.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. at University Malaysia Pahang in
Pahang State. Acknowledging the importance of promoting Global Money Week and raising
awareness about the significance of Financial Independence and Education amongst young
people particularly those in Melaka and Pahang, Malaysia, the World Assembly of Youth
(WAY) designed this event with a main purpose of bringing fun campaign amongst youth
where fliers were distributed to them and the moment was perpetuated by having young
people present posed holding the GMW logo. All of these fun photos were shared in WAY
Social Media serving as both promotional and awareness tools.
APPENDICES
AGENDA
CELEBRATION OF THE THIRD BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY OF SUB MARINE MUSEUM
IN CONJUNCTION WITH COMMEMORATION OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
8TH MARCH 2015
SUB MARINE MUSEUM, DATARAN 1 MALAYSIA, KLEBANG
MELAKA, MALAYSIA
TIME
10.00 a.m.
ACTIVITIES

Arrival of the invitees
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Grateful prayer for the third anniversary of Sub Marine Museum
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Welcoming Remarks by Miss Ediola Pashollari, Secretary General of the World
Assembly of Youth
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Welcoming Remarks by Hon. Datuk Hajah Norpipah binti Abdol, Deputy EXCO for
Youth Development and Heritage cum Deputy Chairman of PERZIM

The cutting ceremony of the yellow sticky rice (Pulut kuning)

The cake cutting ceremony for the commemoration of the International Women’s
Day

Educational Presentation on Women’s Health Care by Dr. Rusidah binte Hj. Mohd.
Tahir, Founder of the Ahrisaa Health and Beauty Centre.
11.30 a.m.

Tokens of Appreciation Presentation
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Souvenirs Presentation
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Tour to the Exhibition in the Museum
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Dismissal
LEAFLET OF THE GLOBAL MONEY WEEK
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PHOTOS OF ACTIVITY